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Re: fHuman vs. natural influences on the environment
In article <4uiljn$deg@igc.apc.org>, tomgray
<tomgray@igc.apc.org> wrote:
(BIG CUT)
>
>I think we understand enough now to begin fixing it, so why
wait?
>Since the problem stems from greenhouse gases, and we can
reduce
>our emissions of those gases, how long do you feel that
study
>is required? (Not that I'm opposed to continuing research
on
>the subject, I just think that enough is known now to begin
acting.)
How about studying the problem long enough to determine how
the oceans figure into the problem of global climate. To get
even a "reasonable" understanding of the problem, you must
admit that the energy balances between the oceans and
atmosphere are tightly coupled: you can't separate either
energy balance because each affects the other. It would be
nice to know how these systems interact before we try to
change either of them. Without this understanding, it will
be practically impossible to construct correct computer
models, and without computer models, we have no hope of being
able to measure our progress.
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